INVO Practicum

Modified: November 27, 2017

INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION:

The INVO Practicum is an unpaid internship program open to all Northwestern students and postdocs who are interested in learning more about the technology transfer process as well as being exposed to the vast areas of innovation at Northwestern. The interns will gain hands-on experience in evaluating Northwestern technologies for patentabilty, marketability and commercialization readiness. In addition, they will be expected to effectively communicate their findings with INVO staff and faculty inventors. The Practicum has trained and mentored 27 graduate students, postdocs and research professors from McCormick, Feinberg, and Weinberg since January 2015. Subsequent to their internships, they have been placed in university tech transfer offices including MIT and Rice, IP Law Firms, consulting firms and industry.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:

Attendance at training sessions

Commitment of 10 hours per week over a six-month period (~ 1 day/week)

Written permission from PI to participate in the program

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Deep technical knowledge in scientific field

Interest in intellectual property and commercialization

Willingness and ability to research & analyze a variety of technological fields